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Drawings & Sketches

79,685 works

Watercolor design drawing of a blue tufted armchair with carved scrolling frame and lion paw feet, labeled François Premier s

Design for Armchair, François Premier Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Red chalk drawing of three studies of male nude figures, one seated old man and two reclining, by Francesco Fontebasso, 1719.

Drie studies van een zittende oude man voor riviergoden

Francesco Fontebasso, 1719

Watercolor design of two Louis Quinze style chairs, one pink and tufted, one blue striped, with carved wooden frames.

Design for Chairs, Louis Quinze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Brown ink sketch of the Holy Family with young John the Baptist beneath a palm tree, angels in clouds above.

De Heilige Familie met de kleine Johannes de Doper, zittend onder een palmboom

Francesco Fontebasso, 1719

Pen and wash drawing of a woman in white gown gesturing toward two fallen men by a tree under a moonlit mountain sky.

Colma Discovering the Dead Bodies of Salgar and her Brother

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1809

Red chalk study on blue paper of a bearded man's head turned upward, by Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1754.

Studie voor Joachim

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1754

Pen and brown ink drawing of a crowd of turbaned men, soldiers and women, with raised arms and a diagonal pole.

Groep Oosterlingen, soldaten en vrouwen

Giovanni Domenico Tiepolo, 1737

Brown ink and wash drawing of a group of men in eighteenth-century wigs and frock coats standing in a row.

Venetiaanse pantoffelparade

Giovanni Battista Tiepolo, 1740

Brown wash drawing of a kneeling woman mourning two fallen men beside dogs, with a tree and mountains behind.

Colma Lamenting the Death of Salgar and her Brother

Bartolomeo Pinelli, 1809

Pen drawing of an octagon loo table elevation with ornate scrollwork pedestal, shell motif, and scale bar.

Design for Loo-Table

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Brown wash drawing of a river landscape with fishermen, grazing cows, trees, a distant town and cloudy sky.

Rivierlandschap met visser

Francesco Zuccarelli, 1712

Pen and wash drawing of a martyrdom scene with a sword-wielding man, a fallen figure, a fleeing woman and a winged angel abov

Martelaarschap van de heilige Petrus Martyr

Marco Marcola, 1750

Pencil drawing of a flat meadow landscape with trees, a farmhouse and chimney smoke under a soft sky.

Rivierlandschap

David Bautz, 1918

Stylized drawing of a robed figure beneath swirling cloud-like forms, with the title De Elfenzetel lettered along the bottom.

De Elfenzetel

Willem Arondéus, 1918

Pen drawing of a mother bending over and holding a nursing infant against her shoulder in loose contour lines.

Moeder die haar kind voedt

Fik Abbing, 1911

Watercolor of a ruined ancient tomb on the Via Appia with a rider on a donkey and a woman on a path.

Graf van de Horatii aan de Via Appia

Carlo Labruzzi, 1789

Pen drawing of two loo table designs with fluted pedestals and decorative feet, labeled Loo Tables.

Designs for Loo-Tables

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pencil sketch of a baby looking upward, with tousled hair, wide eyes and a ruffled collar, dated 26 Dec. 1928.

Opkijkende baby

Fik Abbing, 1928

Baby die melk uit de borst drinkt

Fik Abbing, 1928

Pencil and white chalk sketch of a reclining baby looking upward, one arm stretched out, on tan paper.

Liggende naar boven kijkende baby

Fik Abbing, 1928

Pencil sketch of a young girl seated on the floor beside a tin of pencils, with handwritten Dutch notes, by Fik Abbing.

Op de vloer spelend meisje

Fik Abbing, 1911

Pencil sketch of a girl's head with bangs and a bob haircut, smiling slightly, with a hoop earring, in a red mat.

Hoofd van een meisje

Fik Abbing, 1911

Pencil sketch of a sleeping baby's head with closed eyes, drawn in light lines on a yellowish sheet.

Hoofd van een slapende baby

Fik Abbing, 1911

Ink elevation drawing of a loo table with carved acanthus pillar and three scrolling claw feet, with a scale bar below.

Design for Loo-Table with PIllar and Claw Support

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Charcoal sketch of a recumbent sheep with its head turned, drawn in loose hatched strokes on cream paper.

Liggend schaap

Fik Abbing, 1911

Pencil sketch of a child in a headscarf with eyes lowered and hands folded, by Fik Abbing, 1911.

Oorontsteking

Fik Abbing, 1911

Pencil sketch of a figure in a long coat standing on a flat landscape with a winding ditch, trees and houses behind.

Landschap met schaatser op een sloot

Fik Abbing, 1911

Ink and wash drawing of two ornate flower stands, one square-topped with scrolled legs, one round-topped with splayed legs.

Two Designs for Flower Stands

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pencil drawing of an ornate Louis Quatorze style sidetable with carved cabriole legs and scrollwork, with a scale bar below.

Design for a Sidetable, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen and ink sketch of two men in period coats beside a railing, one leaning forward and gesturing, the other pointing.

Two Workmen at Tables (recto)

Giovanni Battista Piranesi, early 1770s

Pen and ink design drawing of a loo table in elevation with carved top, foliate pedestal and scrolled feet.

Design for Loo-Table, with plans of top and pedestal

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900

Pen and wash drawing of an ornate Louis Quatorze style fancy table with a serpentine top and scrolled tripod base.

Design for a Fancy Table, Louis Quatorze Style

Robert William Hume, 1835-1900